During the chaos after Sam Altman's ouster, Microsoft offered to hire the CEO and his entire workforce. Insiders now say it was a bluff that worked.
  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    people working at the San Francisco-based startup “look down on what they consider legacy companies”

    I can’t help the feeling Altman is the great leader of all them, who love to look down on us.

    • MysticKetchup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      All these startups are owned by venture capital firms, who will eventually sell to one of the handful of companies that own everything, OpenAI is no different and Altman is like every other tech CEO that sells out

      • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        11 months ago

        Altman is like every other tech CEO that sells out

        He was president of Y Combinator. He’s practically the blueprint for them.

      • linuxdweeb@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        OpenAI is no different

        That’s not exactly true. OpenAI is structured like Mozilla, where there’s a nonprofit parent part which owns a for-profit subsidiary.

        Idk all the details, but I suspect that the typical exit strategy isn’t in the cards for them without some legal shenanigans.